Tariff Monitor

Tariffs on Imports From São Tomé and Príncipe

In 2025, U.S. importers brought in $68K of goods from São Tomé and Príncipe across 2 manufacturing families MFG Calcs tracks, carrying an effective calculated-duty rate of 0.13%, down from 0.66% the year before. São Tomé and Príncipe's largest tracked categories: turbines and fluid-power drives, cutting tools and inserts, electric motors and generators. Tracked-family totals are a floor on total bilateral trade, from USITC DataWeb data.

The current reading

  • Tracked imports from São Tomé and Príncipe: $68K in 2025 across 2 manufacturing families, a floor on total bilateral trade.
  • Observed effective calculated-duty rate: 0.13% (0.66% the year before), reported Calculated Duties ÷ covered customs value.
  • History depth: 2 years of annual named-source boards.

Largest tracked families from São Tomé and Príncipe

  • Turbines and fluid-power drives
  • Cutting tools and inserts
  • Electric motors and generators
  • Switchgear, connectors, and controls
  • Measuring and inspection instruments

Frequently asked questions

  • How much does the U.S. import from São Tomé and Príncipe? across the 2 manufacturing material and equipment families MFG Calcs tracks, U.S. imports from São Tomé and Príncipe totaled $68K in customs value in 2025. That is a floor on total bilateral trade. It excludes manufacturing products outside the tracked family universe.
  • What effective calculated-duty rate is observed for imports from São Tomé and Príncipe? In 2025, imports from São Tomé and Príncipe had an effective calculated-duty rate of 0.13% across tracked families. The rate is reported Calculated Duties divided by the customs value covered by those duty observations, which reflects the combined product, origin, preference and tariff mix in USITC's statistics. A year earlier the rate was 0.66%.
  • What does the U.S. import most from São Tomé and Príncipe? Among tracked manufacturing families, São Tomé and Príncipe's largest recent categories are turbines and fluid-power drives, cutting tools and inserts, electric motors and generators, switchgear, connectors, and controls. Each has its own live rate page linked below.
  • Is the tariff burden on São Tomé and Príncipe rising or falling? Falling: the effective rate on tracked imports from São Tomé and Príncipe moved -0.5 points year over year to 0.13% in 2025. Monthly family-level detail is on each linked family page.

About this data

  • Reference statistics derived from USITC published data. Not a customs ruling. MFN-Free and Special-rate fields describe statutory line coverage only; final entry liability requires origin, date, eligibility, exclusions and other transaction facts. Calculated Duties are statistical estimates, not a cash-collections ledger. Confirm classification, origin, program eligibility, and final entry liability with a licensed customs broker.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05.